If I were you, I would choose English Extension 1 over Physics. You may perform better in Physics at the moment but it is all down to HSC. You will see tramendous difference in results in few months to come. If you continue with the subject that you hold no love for, you will begin to feel burnt out in the subject and you will encounter downfall in your ranks.The Kaiser said:I having trouble deciding to drop English Extension or Physics. On the one hand because I do much better in Physics than in English Adv/Ext, it will raise my UAI. However, I am not interested in Physics and do not enjoy it - and I do not want to miss out on English Extension 1, because of the creative element. However because I will only have 11 units then English Ext will not count, but Advanced will, which is my worst subject. (Keeping both isn't an option, because I can't handle the workload, as evidenced by this year)
If anyone can help me and give me some advice, I'll greatly appreciate it.
I'm actually really frightened though, because then if I stuff up Advanced (A subject which I equally disdain like Physics) then i'm gone, and Extension wouldn't count at all.lyounamu said:If I were you, I would choose English Extension 1 over Physics. You may perform better in Physics at the moment but it is all down to HSC. You will see tramendous difference in results in few months to come. If you continue with the subject that you hold no love for, you will begin to feel burnt out in the subject and you will encounter downfall in your ranks.
I never got over 70% in Mathematics Extension 1 last year despite my limitless reservoir of love that I hold towards it. However, my love towards it started to work at the beginning of this year. I began to work harder and harder as it got more serious. Now, my result is at 94% to 95% overall. If I had a subject that I didn't like, I would be reluctant to work for it even though it may be my HSC subject. See how you go next term. You will definitely start to work harder in the subjects that you like most (and hence get better marks and ranks in them).
By the way, I am planning to drop Chemistry even though it is one of my strength. I am dropping it because I just don't enjoy it.
It's the best 2 Units of English (not necessarily English (Advanced) alone). They's why I am advising you to choose English Extension 1. Put it this way, English Extension 1 will count towards your UAI if you perform badly in English (Advanced). Then, wouldn't it benefit you?The Kaiser said:I'm actually really frightened though, because then if I stuff up Advanced (A subject which I equally disdain like Physics) then i'm gone, and Extension wouldn't count at all.
But anyway, that's some great advice, Thanks!
im first in everything but mathsAerath said:No offense to her, but noone's that good.
Go with Extension English. :uhhuh:The Kaiser said:I having trouble deciding to drop English Extension or Physics. On the one hand because I do much better in Physics than in English Adv/Ext, it will raise my UAI. However, I am not interested in Physics and do not enjoy it - and I do not want to miss out on English Extension 1, because of the creative element. However because I will only have 11 units then English Ext will not count, but Advanced will, which is my worst subject. (Keeping both isn't an option, because I can't handle the workload, as evidenced by this year)
If anyone can help me and give me some advice, I'll greatly appreciate it.
You will have 16 Units next year if you decide to keep all your current Units and pick two Extension subjects. I can see that you wish to drop 2 subjects to make your units to 12 units which are more manageable. Would you mind telling us how you are actually performing in those 3 subjects (modern, ancient and physics)? Show us some ranks and marks and from that we might be able to say what you might be better off without.brisee said:I might take a leaf out of The Kaiser's book and drop Physics. I'm getting good marks in it, but I'm having problems staying awake ^^. Besides, the assessment I got startling marks for was a literature report - so I best channel that research/investigation energy into a history or EE2.
I'm planning on picking up EE2 English and Latin Extension. So now it's down to Ancient and Modern. I love Ancient at the moment. I can get flimsy in assessments, our school has never been crash hot at it and not to mention that it has notoriously dangerous scaling, but I have a really good teacher and currently I'm not doing too badly. Apart from the scaling, I'm thinking that the Archaeology Core Studies may kill me first.
Modern. Well, it'd be a more stable choice. I'm getting great marks in this too, but I'm not very enthused with my teacher or with the class I'm in (out of the 8 people I sat amongst, only 4 are left - telltale, much?). And with a combination of WWI and Russia as a proposed national study next year, there's an air of something dead hanging around.
Please helllp. After writing that, I'm contemplating Physics again. I'd give you my semester 1 marks if that helps XD. Oh, what to do??
That isn't necessarily the case. I asked my school deputy principal about this and he said that all units count. That's why certain things are worth two units, and they will count only one unit from it if that's what gives you better marks.The Kaiser said:I having trouble deciding to drop English Extension or Physics. On the one hand because I do much better in Physics than in English Adv/Ext, it will raise my UAI. However, I am not interested in Physics and do not enjoy it - and I do not want to miss out on English Extension 1, because of the creative element. However because I will only have 11 units then English Ext will not count, but Advanced will, which is my worst subject. (Keeping both isn't an option, because I can't handle the workload, as evidenced by this year)
If anyone can help me and give me some advice, I'll greatly appreciate it.
No, that's not true. You may have misheard him/her. English Extension 1 is a 1 Unit course. Therefore, the maximum SCLAED MARK you can get from this is 50. When they calculate your UAI, they take you top 10 Units. Before doing that, they split all your Units into 1 unit value. And they work out the individual scaled mark for each unit and they add up the top 10 scaled units. This produces aggregate mark out of 500. (because 1 unit = 50).jules.09 said:That isn't necessarily the case. I asked my school deputy principal about this and he said that all units count. That's why certain things are worth two units, and they will count only one unit from it if that's what gives you better marks.
For example, if you get a scaled aggregate of 45, they multiply this by two (for two units) to give you a mark of 90.
You won't be losing anything if you're going to give extension english a shot; it's also better that you actually enjoy the subject? Physics is great, but if you don't like it, then that really settles it.
Also, even though the board makes it compulsory for people to do a minimum of four subjects, my deputy said they don't take that into account in the calculation of hsc/uai.
yeap english extension 1 is apparent a 1 unit course. Extension 2 is also a 2 unit course as you also have to sit the exam for english 2 units. When I mean extension 2 is 2 units, I meant that for doing it u have to do extension 1 and extension 2 which are both out of 50 marks. Thus totalling 100.lyounamu said:No, that's not true. You may have misheard him/her. English Extension 1 is a 1 Unit course. Therefore, the maximum SCLAED MARK you can get from this is 50. When they calculate your UAI, they take you top 10 Units. Before doing that, they split all your Units into 1 unit value. And they work out the individual scaled mark for each unit and they add up the top 10 scaled units. This produces aggregate mark out of 500. (because 1 unit = 50).
Yes, english extension is indeed a one unit course. What I'm saying is that there's nothing to lose because they can count one extension unit and 1 unit from advanced.lyounamu said:No, that's not true. You may have misheard him/her. English Extension 1 is a 1 Unit course. Therefore, the maximum SCLAED MARK you can get from this is 50. When they calculate your UAI, they take you top 10 Units. Before doing that, they split all your Units into 1 unit value. And they work out the individual scaled mark for each unit and they add up the top 10 scaled units. This produces aggregate mark out of 500. (because 1 unit = 50).
I thought you meant that all subjects count. Sorry!jules.09 said:Yes, english extension is indeed a one unit course. What I'm saying is that there's nothing to lose because they can count one extension unit and 1 unit from advanced.
That's 2 units of english. Or if the kaiser performs brilliantly in all 3, then all three count.
Go to the www.uac.edu.au and then type in scaling report in the search function. You will be able to come across it. If you cannot find it, I will find it for you. For your 2nd question, download the UAI calculator fromg google (the most recent one). Then type in marks to see how you can get it. Good luck.sikdude said:hey, peoples can you just me out.
just wanted to know how you know what subjects scale the best or not, if you get above state average, i do
physics, engineering studies, biz studies, biology, 3 unit maths and adv english...?
and also what i would need to get in each subject to get a UAI over 95..
Hey, it's cool.lyounamu said:I thought you meant that all subjects count. Sorry!
Aznmichael92 said:yeap english extension 1 is apparent a 1 unit course. Extension 2 is also a 2 unit course as you also have to sit the exam for english 2 units. When I mean extension 2 is 2 units, I meant that for doing it u have to do extension 1 and extension 2 which are both out of 50 marks. Thus totalling 100.
I think he means both extensions, as opposed to just the 4th unit (extension 2 english).kaz1 said:I thought Extension 2 English is 1 unit because
Advanced English (2unit) + Extension 1 English (1unit) + Extension 2 English (1unit) = 4 unit English.